Stats

Lifespan: 12-18 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Crepuscular
Social: Solitary
Biome: Human settlements
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Live birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

A slender, athletic cat with a distinctive 'ticked' tabby coat where each individual hair is banded with multiple alternating colours, giving the coat a shimmering, warm-ruddy glow. Abyssinians are relentlessly curious and among the most active of all domestic cat breeds, often described as 'cats in perpetual motion.'

Life cycle

1.
newborn cub
A blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
3.
adult
Fully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
Species: Felis catus